After suffering his first professional defeat in rough fashion, Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka that he’ll return to action on March 11th against countryman Carlos Takam.

This one’s got a bit of backstory. The pair first signed to square off in early 2022 after a proposed clash between Yoka (11-1, 9 KO) and Martin Bakole, only for Takam (39-7-1, 28 KO) to injure his wrist and open the door for Bakole to step in. Yoka vs Bakole seemed like a 50/50 fight on paper, but a first-round knockdown from Bakole kicked off a rout that even hilariously biased Parisian judges couldn’t salvage.

It was a hell of a reality check for Yoka, though he could still have time to pick up the pieces at 30 years old. This is heavyweight, after all. Speaking of old-ass big men, the 42-year-old Takam showed that he can still keep talented physical specimens honest in a decision loss to Arslanbek Makhmudov. Whether or not he can emerge victorious, he’ll demand some improvement on Yoka’s part.